The idea that suddenly popped into Xi Qiuyue’s head startled him so much his back broke out in cold sweat. As he watched Tang Doudou move about onstage, he felt extrely nervous. She couldn’t be here t-to…
Then he looked at Baili Yu who usually never attended this sort of gathering and Xi Qiulin whose facial color wasn’t good at all.
Xi Qiuyue imdiately beca restless as if he figured sothing out. What should he do?
Based on his intuition, he felt that Li Xueyi wouldn’t do such a rude and impetuous thing, but Baili Yu was a different matter.
Being daring was Baili Yu’s strong point. Based on their order of seniority, Baili Yu should be calling him Elder Brother, yet that person never thought of him as an equal. Last ti, he even told soone to throw him directly into the water and sent a letter to Xi Qiulin telling him to bestow him the title of Common Person Wang…
The tone of the letter didn’t have the slightest trace of politeness. At that ti, after Xi Qiulin had read it, he smashed everything that could be smashed within Luminous Blossom Palace and was so angry he couldn’t eat for several days.
Later, when he took the initiative to face this matter, Xi Qiulin had said helplessly, “The Imperial Household owes him. I can only ask Imperial Uncle to bear with it.”
Indeed, the Imperial Household owes him. Otherwise, why would they allow him to beco increasingly unbridled?
The good thing was that he had never gotten involved in the Imperial Household’s movents and also didn’t bother with the trifling matters of the Jianghu. All these past years, he put all his attention towards the Heng Xuan Chamber of Comrce. Other than working on earning money, he only ate, drank, and played.
But this ti, Xi Qiulin was unhappy again due to the fact that Baili Yu wanted to get married with Li Xueyi. It would be fine if he wanted to casually marry so wealthy family’s daughter or a princess of so imperial household, yet he wasn’t taking a bride but becoming a bride. Currently leaving aside the fact that he’s becoming a bride to a guy, the groom actually had to be the Alliance Head da ren of the martial arts alliance…
That wasn’t so pushover existence either, especially with Cloud City added on.
Lately, rumors in the palace said that Xi Qiulin was starting to have trouble eating and peacefully sleeping again. He didn’t usually leave the palace, yet he actually ca to participate in this boring culinary competition.
Xi Qiulin had already noticed since earlier that Xi Qiuyue and Bai Lianhua were chatting. He was currently thinking that his family’s Imperial Uncle was already no longer very young so it was about ti to find a suitable match for him. The Bai family was of good breeding and the Pri Minister was also a son-in-law of the Bai family. Based on Bai Lianhua’s status, she wouldn’t be a bad fit for Imperial Uncle…
He still felt guilty about the Common Person Wang incident and nowadays, since Imperial Uncle wasn’t as close with him anymore, he couldn’t even find anyone to talk to in the Imperial Palace.
If he could borrow this marriage matter to get Imperial Uncle to return to the Imperial Court, not only would this not be a loss, it’d also double as a compensation.
He was just wondering how to bring up this matter to Xi Qiuyue when he saw that Xi Qiuyue seed very restless. Thus, he asked, “Sangfroid Imperial Uncle, what are you thinking about that’s got you so dazed out?”
“No-nothing much.” How could Xi Qiuyue, whose heart was currently heavily weighed down by a grave matter, know that Xi Qiulin was preparing to attend to his marriage affairs? When he heard what Xi Quilin said, he was still so anxious that he wasn’t himself. After casually replying, he went back to spacing out.
When Xi Qiulin saw him like this, he just shook his head. Looks like he’ll have to find so other ti to bring it up.
The thoughts of everyone below the stage had nothing in common. On the stage, Tang Doudou finally encountered the first difficulty of the competition. When she saw the chaotic ss of ingredients in front of her, she shot a glare towards Qiu Ling who was cutting ingredients at the side. F*ck! She was being so well-behaved that Tang Doudou thought she had thought things through.
Yet Qiu Ling had purposefully caused her trouble now. Qiu Ling had purposefully made all the ingredients into a ss so that Tang Doudou wouldn’t be able to hand ng Yu the things she needed when she required them. That way, Qiu Ling could step in and imdiately find them for ng Yu.
Mah gawd ah. Good thing her eyesight was viciously sharp and she was able to imdiately find the items to hand to ng Yu. Only with this did they manage not to ss up the crucial heat control of the stir-frying.
However, this pile of ingredients in front was a huge problem.
Qiu Ling only dared to do this because these were all ingredients that were left over after ng Yu had already used them. However, within this pile were a lot of things that Tang Doudou needed. She had been planning to switch a couple of the main course items out with these ingredients. Now they were all damaged. If she used them to replace those ingredients, the dish would only taste worse than before…
Tang Doudou looked towards San Yu’s side and saw that her dishes were almost done and ready to be plated. Their side’s pace was also about the sa, but the color and fragrance of their dishes were a whole level below San Yu’s.
Perhaps ng Yu also noticed because she nervously glanced at Tang Doudou and the spatula in her hand almost fell into the stove.
Tang Doudou checked the hourglass in the manager’s hand. The ti was almost up as well.
If nothing unexpected occurred, then they were going to lose the competition!
Tang Doudou lifted her eyes to look at Baili Yu again and found that he had already opened his eyes at so unknown ti. Their gazes t head on. It seed like he knew of her current situation. Upon seeing the anxiety in her eyes, he sent encouragent and consolent as he indicated for her to just go ahead and do it, and that there was no need to worry.
Tang Doudou felt warmth rise in her heart seeing this and her hands that had been chilled by the cold water also ward. He could actually understand the aning in her eyes!
At the sa ti, her fighting spirit also ignited. For the sake of repaying this fox’s multiple life-saving graces, she’ll throw caution to the wind!
Rolling up her sleeves, she grabbed the frying spatula that ng Yu almost dropped into the stove. “Leave it, let !”
Her words were filled with self-confidence, causing ng Yu who had been panic-stricken to calm down instantly. She hastily allowed Tang Doudou to take the place of main chef.
“Doudou.”
“Don’t say anything. Help carry all the dishes I’ve prepared over!”
As Tang Doudou spoke, she picked up the dish inside the pan that still hadn’t fully finished cooking.
The movent imdiately provoked countless gasps from the audience. Did this girl go crazy?
Or was it that she has given up after seeing imminent defeat?
ng Yu who was watching at the side also stared dumbstruck at her. Her brain buzzed, confused on whether she should listen to Tang Doudou or not.
“What are you still dazing out for?! Hurry and carry them over ah!” Tang Doudou impatiently urged when ng Yu didn’t move, then she started working on her own tasks.
Since the nu can’t be changed, the dish style can’t be changed, and the important substitute items were ruined by Qiu Ling, she could only take a different approach and bring these ancient people a huge innovation!
ng Yu instantly ca back to her senses after Tang Doudou shouted at her. What else could she do now but trust Tang Doudou?
As she thought so, she hastily ran to the long table to bring those dishes over. However, before she even reached the long table, Qiu Ling stepped out to stop her. Qiu Ling cried anxiously, “ng Yu ah, my great auntie, you can’t believe her! You’re the main chef!”
“Move!” She had noticed Tang Doudou’s change in expression earlier and naturally knew why Tang Doudou would suddenly co over to snatch the spatula. When ng Yu saw those pile of disorderly ingredients, although she was not very bright, she was known for being well versed in culinary arts. How was it possible for her not to realize what sort of change the things Tang Doudou wanted to swap out would create?
Yet everything was ruined by Qiu Ling, this stupid woman.
ng Yu was so angry she wanted to fling a slap over. However, this was a competition. The ti was so tight there was simply no ti to deal with her.
ng Yu pushed Qiu Ling aside, grabbed those dishes and ran towards Tang Doudou. “Doudou, I’ve carried them all over. What are you planning…”
Who would have expected that before she even finished speaking, Tang Doudou who had a calm expression suddenly took all the dishes and poured all of them together into the pan.
The exquisite dishes instantly beca a ss inside the pan!
When ng Yu saw the food inside the pan, her eyes rolled back and she almost fainted. Mah dear ma yah!
What exactly was Tang Doudou trying to do?
At this ti, Tang Doudou was currently breathing deeply in concentration. As she stared at the food thrown inside the pot, her gaze was so passionate it seed as if she was looking at her lover.
She was so passionate she was practically about to pounce up lovingly. For a mont, the audience were completely baffled with her actions. Even San Yu sent a curious gaze over. She really wondered how Tang Doudou would have the confidence to compete with her after doing this.
Tang Doudou didn’t pay attention to those eyes. Currently, there was only this pan of food in her eyes. After exhaling deeply, she heaved up the pan.
Following that was a breathtaking scene.
Everyone gasped in surprise. Xi Qiulin even went ‘wow’ and stood up, his eyes wide as he stared at the scene on the stage.
A trace of astonishnt also flashed through Baili Yu’s eyes before it instantly changed into pride. As expected, his eyes didn’t judge wrong. His woman should precisely be this capable!
As for that young girl, San Yu, she also looked disbelievingly towards this seemingly divine work.
It would not be too extre to call it the work of the Gods!
The circular stage seed to have beco Tang Doudou’s one-person performance stage. There was only that one person and pan in everyone’s eyes.
All that could be seen was Tang Doudou’s hands gently and smoothly mixing the dishes inside the pan. It seed like an ordinary movent, yet all the dishes in the pan were separated. Each dish was separately given an area. It seed as if there was an invisible force locking all the ingredients into their respective dishes.
This skillful way of stir-frying has truly never been seen or heard of before!
It must be known that the dishes they were preparing not only had stir-fried dishes, but also stead and boiled dishes!
Normal people wouldn’t even imagine putting so many things in the sa pan, yet not only did Tang Doudou think of it, she actually did it!
However, a question simultaneously erged in everyone’s hearts. Would the taste really be good with everything mixed together like this?
Ahem, towards this, everyone all felt quite cliff-hung.
Ti passed by very quickly. When the last bit of sand trickled down into the cup below, the manager was also completely engrossed in watching. It was only until Bai Lianhua called out, “Manager Zhao, isn’t the ti up?” that he snapped back to his senses and imdiately raised the wooden stick in his hand to strike the hanging gong.
Tang Doudou was still moving slowly and unhurriedly. Seeing this, ng Yu beca overwheld with anxiety.
Just as she was about to rush up to help Tang Doudou, she saw that Tang Doudou had heaved the pan up again. It was once again that movent, relaxed yet filled with strength. Everyone only felt that sothing flashed in front of their eyes. Then those dishes, in succession, fell into their respective plates.
The last radish fell at the sa ti the gong ran out, not a second earlier or later!
Upon noticing that those dishes actually fell into their respective plates without mixing with any other dishes, everyone felt that just watching it was very captivating, truly very captivating…
Clap, clap, clap!
Thunder rolls of applause ca from the audience and even Baili Yu’s features were lifted in a smile. Not bad, not bad. Was this the strange martial arts Qing Yin reported about last ti?
Unexpectedly, it actually combined with cooking this seamlessly.
“Kitchen maids, please present your respective dishes and wait for the judging panel to conduct tasting!”
ng Yu palms were sweaty as she walked to Tang Doudou. “Doudou, this…”
“Don’t worry, we’ll win for sure!” Tang Doudou dusted off her hands. This thod of using tai chi to cook was actually sothing her grandpa had taught her when she was little. However, she had never succeeded before so she was just staking it all in a gamble earlier!
Unexpectedly, the gamble succeeded. Tang Doudou felt that this was definitely related to the fact that she had inner strength now. After thanking the dead ghost, Li Xueyi, once more, she patted her cheeks and looked towards Baili Yu.
Yet she discovered that his gaze had already turned towards so other direction. She shrugged, feeling there was no helping it. From the looks of it, the gaze Baili Yu gave her earlier was only due to being worried about the competition!
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